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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Amanda (16 Lists)



The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
Hugo 2016 Eligible Works
477 books — 1,085 voters
The Gormenghast Novels by Mervyn PeakeThe Shadow of the Torturer by Gene WolfeThe Claw of the Conciliator by Gene WolfeTitus Groan by Mervyn PeakeIn the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente
High Literary Fantasy
182 books — 78 voters

Perdido Street Station by China MiévilleCity of Saints and Madmen by Jeff VandermeerLast Call by Tim PowersThe Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder
Best Urban Fantasy SERIES
648 books — 3,753 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsLife, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
Best Comedic Science Ficttion Books
630 books — 1,218 voters

A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger ZelaznySomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Best Books To Read In Autumn
878 books — 521 voters
In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. ValenteWicked by Gregory Maguire
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,855 books — 9,218 voters

Vellum by Hal DuncanSharp Teeth by Toby BarlowThe Book of Lost Things by John ConnollySmashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed by Lance Carbuncle
Seeing Red
2,193 books — 465 voters
Physiognomy by Ford JeffreyShriek by Jeff VandermeerThe Third Policeman by Flann O'BrienThe Worm Ouroboros by E.R. EddisonVellum by Hal Duncan
Trippy Books
855 books — 909 voters

The Court of the Air by Stephen HuntWhitechapel Gods by S.M. PetersPerdido Street Station by China Miéville
Best Steampunk Books
1,302 books — 4,142 voters
Vellum by Hal DuncanLast Call by Tim PowersPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Scar by China MiévilleHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Best Fantasy that is Really Fantasy
334 books — 288 voters

Secrets of the Fire Sea by Stephen HuntKraken by China Miéville
Can't Wait Books of 2010
1,223 books — 10,121 voters
Last Call by Tim PowersMythago Wood by Robert Holdstock
World Fantasy Award Winners
57 books — 275 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerEldest by Christopher Paolini
The Worst Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Horror Books
533 books — 379 voters
Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons
Unusual, Alternative Vampires
438 books — 581 voters

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,730 books — 26,987 voters
The Scar by China MiévilleThe Court of the Air by Stephen HuntThe Kingdom Beyond the Waves by Stephen HuntThe Rise of the Iron Moon by Stephen HuntSecrets of the Fire Sea by Stephen Hunt
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,165 books — 10,173 voters